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Residence Halls
If only those walls could talk. While it may have been smaller
than the closet that recently held their high school letter jacket, over
2,500 Cougars called it home. For some, their dorm room was a first
taste of life on the outside.
It wasn't very long ago that there was a fully stocked fridge in
the kitchen and Mom sat up Saturday nights anxiously checking the
clock. Many could remember fighting with siblings for the bathroom or
trying to maintain some semblance of privacy with four other people in
the same house.
That was then. This is now.
The refrigerator once full of leftovers was replaced by a mini-
fridge filled with a half-eaten pizza and grape Kool-Aid. And even
though Mom wasn't sitting up waiting, there were endless exams and
papers to prepare for which were even more effective than high school
curfews. Instead of sharing a bathroom with a brother or sister many
now crammed in alongside three other suitemates to use one sink. As
for privacy ...
Some made lifelong friendships. Others found new and creative
ways to profoundly hate another person. But through it all a camaraderie existed. Every day, 2,500 students found ways to peacefully
live along side each other ... mostly. If only those walls could talk